IBT Staff Reporter

Stocks were little changed in choppy trading after being lower on Monday as Europe's debt problems dominated investors' concerns, with the focus heavily on Italy's political turmoil.

Los Angeles police may investigate an alleged sexual tryst between pop singer Justin Bieber and a 20-year-old woman Mariah Yeater because it violates the statutory rape law of California.

Stocks were little changed in choppy trading after being lower on Monday as Europe's debt problems dominated investors' concerns, with the focus heavily on Italy's political turmoil.

Two weeks after its series premiere, ABC's fairytale drama Once Upon a Time continued to perform strongly Sunday night, while NBC scored an overall ratings win due, as usual, to Sunday Night Football, according to preliminary numbers.

One of the four women who has accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment held a press conference in New York on Monday to tell her side of the story, and said Cain's alleged actions involved more than hand gestures or words.

Anonymous has called off its feud with Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas following the return of one of its members, who was kidnapped by the Zetas during an Operation Paperstorm protest in Veracruz. The hacktivist group had vowed to launch a retaliatory attack of exposure of taxi drivers, journalists, and members of law enforcement working with the cartel today, November 5, unless the member was released. The member was freed over the weekend, but carried with him a warning from L...

A new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 live-action trailers, The Vet & the n00b, has hit the web, and despite the lack of gameplay footage, movie stars Jonah Hill (Superbad) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) have made the video an Internet hit.

The Pentagon's advanced research arm, which played a key role in developing the Internet 40 years ago, said on Monday it will boost efforts to build offensive cyber arms for possible keyboard-launched attacks against enemy targets.

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne and her boyfriend are recovering after being attacked outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood in the early hours of Sunday.

Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) said it plans buy back $5 billion of its shares, or about 10 percent of outstanding stock, in a modified Dutch auction, which allows shareholders to choose the price at which they are willing to sell.

The Nest - the so-called 'iPod of thermostats' - barely touched down on the marketplace before selling out; the smart thermostat is so popular that you won't be able to get your hands on one until early 2012.

Andy Rooney, who was famous for his wry, wise and curmudgeonly commentaries on 60 Minutes, has died of complications followed a recent surgery on Friday in New York. He was 92.

A prosecutor and a defense lawyer of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray trial gave their intense closing arguments, and hand over the case to jury for a verdict.

The Pentagon's advanced research arm, which played a key role in developing the Internet 40 years ago, said on Monday it will boost efforts to build offensive cyber arms for possible use against enemy targets by the U.S. military.

World-wide, Muslims are slaughtering animals in celebration Eid al-Adha, a holiday based on Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his own son for Allah.

Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos, 22, was crowned the Miss World 2011 beauty pageant on Sunday at Earls Court in London.

Dish Network Corp lost more subscribers than expected because of promotions from rivals such as DirecTV, but the satellite television provider paid shareholders a rare dividend, which sent its stock up as much as 7 percent.

A German court granted a preliminary injunction against Apple Inc in a patent infringement case that banned the California company from selling some devices in Germany.

Many students surveyed justify cheating by saying that everyone cheats, survey finds.

The New York Times Co has sued AOL Inc to force its Huffington Post online news website to rename a parenting blog with a similar name to its own.

Stocks fell on Monday as investors stayed focused on Europe, this time on the political turmoil in debt-burdened Italy, as a reason to sell risky assets.

Stocks fell on Monday as investors stayed focused on Europe, this time on the political turmoil in debt-burdened Italy, as a reason to sell risky assets.

Actress Lindsay Lohan reported to jail on Sunday to begin serving time on a probation violation, only to be released hours later due to overcrowding.

On a weekend without a notable debut by an indie film, Sundance Jury Prize winner Like Crazy grabbed the spotlight, grossing a solid $270,000 while expanding from four to 16 theaters.

Myriad Pictures has picked up non-U.K. rights to Seconds of Pleasure, a drama being developed for the big screen and starring Matt Dillon, Julia Stiles, Kristin Scott Thomas, Brendan Fraser and Christina Hendricks, the company announced on Sunday.

The young superstar couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez seem to be walking through the flames of rumors just fine - as the duo dazzled MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and spent time catching up with each other backstage.

LA Galaxy will face Houston Dynamo in the final of the MLS Cup after beating Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the Western Conference championship.

Derivatives exchange ICE said on Monday it would launch its new Brent crude oil futures and options contract on December 5 with a first trading contract of December 2012 rather than February 2013 as initially proposed.

Pigeonpea - a minor agricultural crop more common in rural backyards than plowed fields, reached a milestone Sunday when Indian and Chinese researchers announced the decoding of the plant's genome.